Oil-cock opening and cleaning tool.



E. Wx MONNEUSE.

OIL COCK OPENING AND CLEANING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2. I917.

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Patented Mar. 4,1919.

YEW/Maw EDWARD W. MONNEUS E, OF WEST NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK.

OIL-COCK OPENING CLEANING TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar-.4, 1919.

Application filed July 2, 1917. Serial No. 178,206.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD W. MON- NEUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at West New Brighton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cock Opening and Cleaning Tools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in an oil-cock opening and cleaning tool and has for its primary object, the provision of a tool of the above stated character which will be of extremely simple construction and operation, as well as highly eflicient in use- Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an oil-cock opening and cleaning tool which will be especially adapted for use in opening and closing oil cocks beneath the body of Ford cars and other motor vehicles and which oil cocks, on account of their location, are exposed and invariably become clogged with mud from the outside and sediment from the inside, and which thereby makes it necessary for the operator to crawl under the car for the purpose of cleaning the ol cock prior to replenishing the motor case with oil.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of an oil-cock opening and cleaning tool of the above stated character, the embodiment of which will make it possible to open and clean the oil-cock before replenishing the motor case with oil and make it possible for the operator to deter mine the proper quantity of oil to be applied to the motor case.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a tool of the above stated character which will 'be composed of the minimum number of parts, will be highly eflicient in use and may be readily and cheaply manufactured.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a tool of the above stated character in which the oil cock cleaning member may be readily secured in position upon the oil-cock opening member. or removed, as desired.

With these objects which may appear as in view and others the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of co6perat'- ing elements as employed toproduce the complete tool as shown inthe accompanying drawings, hereinafter more specifically set V ,has one end bent forth and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 represents anelevation of the complete tool,

Fig. 2 is a plan view, ing end thereof,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the working end of the tool, taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, 1 designates the stem of the tool, which to form an elongated transverse handle 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, while the opposite end is secured through the central portion of the U-shaped member 3, as shown at l. The opposite or parallel sides 5 of the U- shaped member 3 are suitably spaced to en gage the opposite sides of the head formed on the stem of aconventional form of oilcock (not shown) such as employed as drain looking at the work- 'cocks beneath the body of .Ford automobiles and other motor vehicles. It will also be-understood that the stem 1 is of sufficient length to permit engagement of the U-shaped member with thestem of the oilcock beneath a motor vehicle for the purpose of opening or closing the same without the necessity of crawling beneath the machine. The U-shaped member 3 has a pair of transverse tongues 6 formed therein by providing pairs of parallel slits in the central portion'thereof or adjacent the opposite ends thereof, the tongues 6 being pressed upwardly between the sides 5 of the U- shaped member 3, as is clearly shown in the drawings.

The oil-cock cleaning member 7 has its straight portion engaged through the shaped member 3 and beneath the tongues 6 thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, one end 8 of the member 7 being extended to form the oil-cock cleaning portion of the tool. The opposite end of the member 7 is curved upon itself, as shown at 9 and then extended longitudinall beneath the central or body portion of the U-shaped member 3 and bent around one side of the stem 1, as

shown at 10. The free extremity of the,

extended portion 8 of the member 7, adjacent the U-shaped member 3, thereby securely locking the member 7 upon the U- shaped member 3. By engagement of the portion 9 and hook 12 with the opposite ends of the body of the U-shaped member 3, engagement of the portion 10 With the stem 1 beneath the member 3 and engagement of the main portion of the member? under the tongues 6, movement of the member 7 upon the U-shaped member 3 and stem 1 Will be positively prevented. It will therefore be seen that the extended portion 8 may be readily employed for cleaning out the oilcock and the U-shaped member 8 may be employed for opening or closing the oil' cock and the stem 1 and handle 2 ill serve to support both parts of the tool and act as the operating means during use of the tool either as an oil-cock opener or oil-cock cleaner,

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may beresorte'd to Within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

What I claim is:

1;. A tool of the class described comprising a stem, an oil-cock opening member mounted on said stem, an oil-cock cleaning member secured to said oil-cock opening member and having a portion engaging said stem to prevent independent movement of said oil-cock cleaning member, and a handle for said stem.

2. A tool of the class described comprising a stem a U-shaped member mounted on Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing Washington, D. 0."

said stem for opening an oil-cock, a cleaning member projecting from said U-shaped member, and a handle for said stem. 3. A tool of the class described comprising a stem, a U-shaped member mounted upon oneend of said stem for engagement With an oil-cock to open and close the same, a cleaning member threaded through said U-shaped member, said cleaning member having a clamping portion to prevent movement of said cleaning member With respect to said Ul-shaped member and said stem, and a handle for said stem. 7

l. A tool of the class described comprising a stem, an oil-cock opening and closing member carried by said stem, a cleaning member threaded through the first-mentioned member and projecting from one side of the same, means carried by said cleaning member to clamp the same in position, and a handle for said stem.

5 A tool of the class described comprising a stem, a U-Shaped membermounted on said stem provided with tongues, an oilcock cleaning rod threaded through the tongues and having an extendedend, the opposite end of said cleaning rod being bent around the U-shaped member and said stem and provided with a hook end for engagement With the extended en-dot said rod to clamp said rod in position upon said U- shaped member and said stem, the parallel portions of the 'Ushaped member serving as means to engage an oil-cock for the purpose of opening and closing the same, the extended end of the cleaning rod being adapted for use When cleaning the oil-cock,

and a handle for said stem.

7 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD M-ONNEUSE. Witnesses GEO. L. EGBERT, HERBERT BAOKOFEN.

the Commissioner of Patents, 

